During the Employment, Labor and Social Affairs Committee (Elsac), of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Some member countries of the entity showed their support for the pension and labor reforms filed by the Colombian Government, according to the Ministry of Labor.
(See: Expert alerts on the March reform package).
Mexico, United States, Canada, Spain and France They were the countries that supported the projects of the Petro government.
“For us as a government, it is satisfactory that the OECD backs and supports the labor and pension reforms, taking into account that they are projects built based on international labor standards and in compliance with constitutional mandates for the protection of our workers.“, said Gloria Inés Ramírez, Minister of Labor.
(See: Home applications, divided by the labor reform).
According to the Ministry of Labor, US Department of Employment Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Affairs Molly McCoy, He highlighted the content of the labor reform and noted that it is an ambitious project so that workers can have a voice and vote. And he added that they are pleased that the initiative addresses many concerns, including outsourcing.
For her part, the president of Elsac, Ilze Zvidrina, He appreciated the advances that are being made in the fight against violence by union leaders and the strengthening of labor inspectors.
(See: Petro responds to former President Uribe’s criticism of his pension reform).
And he highlighted, according to the labor portfolio, “the importance of the labor and pension reform processes, which are a reason for tranquility for Elsac“.
Filing of the labor reform before Congress
Ramírez promised to go ahead with the process of the reforms before the Congress of the Republic and “We hope that both the Senate and the House of Representatives not only approve these reforms, but that they are the best for Colombians”.
(See: Pension reform would remove 70% of the current resources from the AFPs).
At the Elsac meeting, which was number 143 and was held in France, with the presence of delegates from the 38 member countries of the OECD and the European Union, Colombia submitted Colombia’s third post-accession report to this body.
As the Government has said many times, its reforms have as main objective “social justice and the stability of workers, in addition to a component of solidarity and equity with more than 2 million older adults who are in absolute poverty and do not have the possibility of obtaining a pension“.
(See: Ministry of Work questions Rappi’s social security contribution figures).
The labor and pension reforms were filed in Congress in the middle and end of March 2023. Both projects are waiting to be debated in the Legislature.
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